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Goodbye to the Tech Center
Posted: 6:21 AM 6/26/2025
For the upcoming fall semester, our Technology classes will be held in the Business & Education Building, Room 238F. That is because university construction will displace the Tech Center, where those classes have been held.
That will be a sad day for the volunteers in the Tech Section. We have worked and taught in the Tech Center since January 2008. We worked there first in the SeniorNet organization. In January 2015, SeniorNet became the McGrath Computer Learning Center. In July 2021, McGrath merged with the Academy for Lifelong Learning, forming the Center for Lifelong Learning.
We're looking forward to a new classroom for Technology courses. We plan to make it even better than the Tech Center was.
Save the Date!
Posted: 8:24 AM 6/16/2025
We are about 2 months from the Open House & Registration for the fall semester. The schedule for fall courses will be posted on this website and the printed catalog will be mailed in about a month. Make your plans now to attend the Open House (8/12, 9 am, B&E 122) and register for a fall semester course. Classes will begin August 18.
Spring Semester Completed
Posted: 12:15 PM 5/2/2025
The Spring 2025 semester has ended. CLL staff are hard at work developing the courses that will be taught during the Fall semester, which will begin in August 2025. Come back to this website in July to see the line-up of over 90 courses to be offered in the Fall semester.
2023 Kauffman Remembrance Day and Award
In a tradition going back to 1992, a luncheon is held each year to honor the memory of Dr. Earl Kauffman, the driving force behind the creation of the Center for Lifelong Learning's predecessor organization in 1989, and the beginning of senior education in Aiken. The 2023 Kauffman Remembrance Day luncheon was held April 26 in the lobby the Etherredge Center at USC Aiken. Aiken Mayor Rick Osbon gave the invocation.
Center for Lifelong Learning (CLL) President David Tavernier gave opening remarks regarding the Center's successful completion of its second year of combined operation following the merger of the Academy for Lifelong Learning and the McGrath Computer Learning Center.
USC Aiken Chancellor Daniel Heimmermann was the keynote speaker. His talk gave an update on the current state of the University. He also provided a look into upcoming developments at the USCA campus like the Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative partnership with the US Department of Energy and the South Carolina National Guard DreamPort Cybersecurity Center.
The luncheon is funded in part by an endowment from the family of late USCA Professor James Kauffman to perpetuate the memory of his father. The event is open to all current registered members of the Center for Lifelong Learning.
Kauffman Award Presentation
Part of the Kauffman Remembrance Day memorial is the presentation of the Kauffman Award to an group or individual who has made significant contributions to the Center for Lifelong Learning. This annual award was begun in 1992, three years after the Academy for Lifelong Learning was organized.
Center Vice President Raleigh Daniel presented the award at this year's luncheon to Wayne Rickman.
David Tavernier Receives Special Recognition
The CLL Board surprised President David Tavernier with a plaque recognizing his efforts in dealing with many unique problems and difficulties arising during CLL's sometimes difficult second year. David has guided the organization successfully through this year, especially facilitating productive meetings with USCA staff that set the stage for welcome changes in the future.
Note: This article is an edited version of The Spiral by Doug Wilson.